Chapter 2: Date of Macroeconomics 1. What components of GDP (if any) would each of the following transactions affect? What will happen to GDP? Explain. a. A family buys a new refrigerator. Answer: Consumption increases because a refrigerator is a good purchased by a household. GDP increases. b. Aunt Jane buys a new house. Answer: Investment increases because a house is an investment good. GDP increases. c. Ford sells a Mustang from its inventory. Answer: Consumption
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Latest news Inflation remains a serious concern in India with the Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation rising for the fifth consecutive month in February. At 10.9% from a year ago‚ consumer price inflation in India is the second highest among major economies—we still have some way to go before we can challenge Venezuela. Prices in the food‚ beverages and tobacco segment went up 13.4% from a year ago‚ a 33-month high. Vegetable prices have shot up 21% year-on-year. Core CPI inflation (ex-food
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Chapter 1 : Introduction to Macroeconomics 1) Which of the following is NOT a topic studied in Macroeconomics? A) gross domestic product B) the unemployment rate C) the price of IBM computers D) the inflation rate Answer: C . 2) Which of the following is a topic studied in Macroeconomics? A) gross domestic product B) the wage of auto workers C) the price of IBM computers D) the amount of pizza produced Answer: A 3) Which of the following is a topic studied in Macroeconomics? A) the
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Introduction Short history of the company The confectionery market and Cadbury’s place in it Competitors Products Downsizes Fairtrade Advertising Success on the market and market strategies Conclusion Reference list 1. Introduction This is an analysis of the company Cadbury Limited and its impact on the confectionery market‚ which will focus on what forces have grown this company‚ its development‚ products and competitors‚ and how it has achieved its success.
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Q1 1. Assume that the current interest rate is 8%. Let’s say that investors know that normally interest rates are 10%. How would this affect investors’ decisions with regard to how much money and bond holdings to keep? Investors will want to hold more cash instead of bonds. Because the investors know that normally interest rates are 10% which is more than the current interest 8%. That is to say investors expect the interest rates would increase in the future which will cause the decrease of value
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Inflation goes Down to Three Years Low to 6.62 percent in January 2013 Published on: 15-FEB-2013 Data released by the Commerce and Industry Ministry reported that Inflation went down to its three year low of 6.62 percent in January 2013. SEBI ordered freezing of accounts and attachment of properties of two companies of Sahara Published on: 14-FEB-2013 Seizure of Bank Accounts of two companies of Sahara and attachment of its properties ordered by SEBI‚ the market regulator on 13 February 2013
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In the early 1980’s the economy experiences a recession. A recession is “a significant decline in economic activity spread across the economy‚ lasting more than a few months‚ normally visible in real income‚ employment‚ industrial production‚ and wholesale-retail sales (Recession‚ Retrenchment‚ and Recovery: State Higher Education Funding & Student Financial Aid‚ 13).” Technically there were two recessions‚ the first was from January through July of 1980‚ and the second was from July 1981 through
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Unit 6 - Inflation & Economic Growth Inflation As prices for goods and services that we consume increase‚ inflation is the result. The inflation rate is used to measure the rate of change in the overall price level of goods and services that we typically consume. While inflation is a regular annual occurrence in modern economic systems‚ it only becomes a policy concern when reaching unacceptably high levels. As we shall see‚ many modern economic policymakers have developed a short fuse for
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Inflation affects the real economy in two specific areas: it can harm economic efficiency‚ and it can affect total output. We begin with the efficiency impacts:- Inflation impairs economic efficiency because it distorts prices and price signals. In a low inflation economy‚ if the market price of a good rises‚ both buyers and sellers know that there has been an actual change in supply and/or demand conditions for that good‚ and they can react appropriately. By contrast in a high inflation economy
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Economic Survey of Pakistan 2002-03 An online publication by Chapter 1. Growth and Investment 1. Growth and Investment The outgoing fiscal year 2002-03 has region are expected to be the star performers with witnessed a sharp recovery in economic growth growth exceeding 6.0 percent. With the exception accompanied by equally impressive performance of Thailand‚ the other ASEAN countries are of agriculture and large-scale manufacturing. projected to grow by less than
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